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jbohio
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JB and Jerm head to the range
jbohio
Posts: 5,619 Senior Member
Jerm and I are planning to meet at a 1000 yard range Friday. We're both making hasty preparations for our trip. Neither of us have shot much past 400, so this could be interesting.
The range rules are that you have to qualify each rifle with a 3 MOA group, at each berm out to 400, then a 2 MOA group at each berm past 400, before moving out.
Oh, yeah, they have to be 5 shot groups, with 3 shots counted.
So, it'll be an exercise in barrel cooling with the magnums, and I'm planning on taking 5 rifles, see what they'll do. Too much?
204 and 223 varmit rifles, see how they do out to 5-600.
243 heavy, 6.5-284, and either 300RUM or 338WM to take to 1k.
All my scopes have target turrets, I'll have basic come up tables for each load.
Pointers?
Discuss.
The range rules are that you have to qualify each rifle with a 3 MOA group, at each berm out to 400, then a 2 MOA group at each berm past 400, before moving out.
Oh, yeah, they have to be 5 shot groups, with 3 shots counted.
So, it'll be an exercise in barrel cooling with the magnums, and I'm planning on taking 5 rifles, see what they'll do. Too much?
204 and 223 varmit rifles, see how they do out to 5-600.
243 heavy, 6.5-284, and either 300RUM or 338WM to take to 1k.
All my scopes have target turrets, I'll have basic come up tables for each load.
Pointers?
Discuss.
Replies
I also have a fast twist .223 that I shoot in 600 yard F-Class matches and it has a 20 m.o.a. base as well. Some folks accomplish the same slant
by using the Burris Zee rings with inserts adjusted to give the scope a downward cant. Just a thought.
e.t.a. Back in the 90's when Dick Metcalf extended his long range rifle range event to 500 meters, I had my Rem. 700 in .308 and could not get on the target
at 500 meters. Ran out of vertical adjustment. That's when I learned of a 20 m.o.a. scope base and it's application.
I know I'll be fine with the RUM, and should be with the 6.5.
Guess I'll just have to find out.
1 mil (mil radian) is 3.6" (1 MOA=1.047" @ 100yrds) at 100 yards.
1 mil is 7.2" at 200 yards. 1 MOA = 2.09" at 200 yards.
1 mil is 10.8" at 300 yards. 1 MOA = 3.1" at 300 yards.
So forth and so on. They both double at each 100 yard mark.
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Did you ever get that Kimber shooting right?
And, it's forehead. Getting a good bit of scar tissue built up, doesn't hurt much, but bleeds easy.
Speaking of, Bud asked me today if you guys ever heard anything about the crazy ski lady.
This place. Come on up!
http://www.hillsideshootingsports.com/rifle-range.html
http://www.hornady.com/ballistics-resource/ballistics-calculator
...this would mean that if I am sighted in at 200 yards, and wanted to shoot at 400 and my cheat sheet says the bullet drops 3.4 mils, would I go 3 dots down and then dial my scope down another 4-1/10 mil clicks?
You would hold UP 3.5 mils (using your MK1 Eyeball for the half) or hold 3 and dial UP 4/10th mil (if your turrets are 1/10 Mil).
Get your butt to C-bus, I'll take you the rest of the way.
Chicken!
It has rained like 10" since the last time I even got to the range, but the Kimber is improved since everything is tight. How many times have you hit that spot on your head? Your going to have to start wearing a cup on your head. Last time I talked to MHS, he had not heard a thing, I assume she paid the ticket and was done with it.
Powder...
RL7
RL10
Varget
CFE223
BLC2
H335
H4198
IMR4198
H4895
Benchmark
.223 Bullets
50gr Vmax
55gr Vmax
misc 55gr FMJ
a handful of 70 gr Speer SP's I wouldn't mind using up
.308
Just about everything, but notably for target work...
SMK 168-190gr
Amax 168gr 175gr
I also have CCI large and small benchrest primers. I can seat them long and bring my hand press and dies along and we can seat them to your rifles at the range. If ammo is your issue, give me some recipes that you want to try.
I also found a new box of 7mm 175gr SMK's for my STW. Unfortunately, I only have 12 empty brass cases. Oh well, they are getting loaded. Other than that, I got 5 of the 150gr factory powerpoints left, and 60 168gr Berger VLD's from the factory stuff I bought.
Details, details, details!
"The Un-Tactical"
84 degrees, partly cloudy, 5mph wind. Looking good so far.
Chris,
I have 40, 50, & 55 gr vmax, 223 bullets. I'll have 100 of my 40gr load, it's screaming.
To shoot with you guys and to kick Jerm in the yams for making me spend money.
:-)
Will be here Friday.
We are at the end of a two month overhaul. Supposed to be running July 1st, but the electricians can't figure out where they have messed up the wiring, We have to work Friday now....... and probably Saturday and Sunday too.
I may just have some, but I won't be able to get to them until after the 4th.
"The Un-Tactical"